Written to augment the author's 'Case Study Research', the new edition of this applications book presents or discusses new case studies from a wide array of topics offering a variety of examples or applications of case study research methods
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index
The role of theory in doing case studies -- Descriptive case studies -- A case study of a neighbourhood organization -- Computer implementation in a local school system -- Explanatory case studies -- A nutshell example: the effect of a federal award on a University Computer Science Department -- Essential ingredients of explanatory case studies: three drug prevention examples -- Transforming a business firm through strategic planning -- Sheriff's combined auto theft task force -- Cross-case analyses -- Technical assistance for HIV/AIDS community planning -- Proposal processing by public and private universities -- Case studies of transformed firms